how to get my mum off my back?

Although your mom should not be calling you lazy and/or boring, she is right that you should be getting up, going outside, or at least engage in some type of activity. Sometimes you may have to make yourself do it, but studies have proven that exercise, activity and sunlight are extremely beneficial for mental illness.

Exercise enhances the action of endorphins, chemicals that circulate throughout the body. Endorphins improve natural immunity and reduce the perception of pain. They may also serve to improve mood.

Tell a dr. how you feel. There are good meds for anxiety, stress and Depression. It means your brain is not producing sufficient serotonin. Depression is common but easy to treat. So tell a dr. how you feel and ask for an antidepressant.------- The one that worked best for me was Sertraline. It takes 2-3 wks for your body to adjust to it during which time you will have trouble staying asleep. But, after that, you will become a relaxed, confident, healthy person.

Do you go to couselling? Maybe it would be worthwhile having her sit in on a session or having her talk to someone, because she probalbly doesnt understand. Or she really loves you and is worried about you, knowing the syptoms of depression and is desperate for you not to have it so she is trying to make you do everything that isnt about depression.

You could try.